Covered receptacle.



PATENTED MAR. 7, 1905.

J. J. SGHULER. COVERED REGEPTAGLE.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 15. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

COVERED RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,282, dated March 7, 1905.

Application filed February 15,1904. Serial No. 193,515.

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-Be it known that I, J oHN J. SCHULEE, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covered Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in receptacles which are provided with swinging covers or lids; and I declare that the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description thereof. suliicient to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts throughout.

My invention is illustrated as applied to a coffee-pot; but it is adapted for use on a large variety of articles and wherever it is desired to apply a swinging cover to be opened and closed at will and to be held in position.

In the drawings the figures are cross-section views of a coffee-pot or portion thereof, Figure l showing the same with the lid down, Fig'. 2 with the lid up, and Fig. 3 a modified connection of the members which operate the lid. In Fig. 4. I show the detail of aconnection between the parts whichoperate the lid.

In the drawings, A illustrates the body of the receptacle; B', the handle; C, the lid, swinging on the body A at c in the usual manner. Supported on the body of the receptacle is a bracket or mounting D, at the end of which, at e, is pivotally mounted the arm E. On the lid is fixedly mounted the arm G. Between the adjacent ends of arms E and G is pivotally mounted, at q and f, respectively, the arm F.

l-l is a rod which in the present illustration is substantially concealed in the handle of the receptacle. Its inner end is in contact with the lower projecting end of arm E and adin the rod H, which operates the arms and lifts the lid, as shown in lFig. 2. The gravity of the lid is sufiicient to bring it into its closed position; but I illustrate how a spring may be employed to secure greater efficiency. K illustrates a spiral spring' which is placed between the side of the pot and a portion of the arm E opposite to the contact-point of the rod H. The spring K is mounted in any suitable manner so as tohold it in operative position. When the lid has been raised, theI spring' is under tension, and the release of pressure from the thumb-piece fi permits the spring to act and throws the lid into closed position. IV hen the lid is in closed position, the spring has-still enough tension to hold the lid snugly in place even though the pot be inverted, which is a considerable advantage in my device. It will be understood that a different form of spring may be used.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a modification by which the spring K may be omitted. The inner end of the rod H is fashioned to pass through a slot g', provided in the lower end of the arm E, in a manner that is so familiar as to need no illustration. It is abutton secured on the end of the rod H. These parts may be made in any convenient manner or form, the single purpose being to connect the end of the rod H and the end of the arm E so that they can interplay freely as the lid is raised or lowered. Any other suitable means of forming this connection may be employed. Thepurpose of this construction is that when the lid has been lowered` the rod H can be held in its outwardposition and the lid kept closed. This may be done by slipping' the thumb under the thumb-piece fi, as indicated in Fig. 3. As the button /t holds the rod H in place the lug /L is not essential in this form.

It will be understood that I do not confine myself to the particular arrangement and construction of the parts, as my invention can be applied to a large variety of-devices without departing' from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*- K 1. In a covered receptacle comprising the IOO body and a cover hingedly mounted thereon, a series of arms pivotally mounted between the body and the cover, operative means connected with one end of the series of arms, spring means provided in resistance to the operating member, in combination, substantially as described.

2. In a covered receptacle comprising the body and a cover hingedly mounted thereon and a handle attached to the body, a series of lever-arms mounted to pivotally connect the body and the cover, a rod adapted to operate the said lever connections in lifting the cover, the said rod passingthrough the handle ofthe receptacle to a point without the body thereof, in combination, substantially as set forth.

3. In a covered receptacle, having its lid swingingly mounted thereon and provided with a handle, the combination of a sliding rod passing from the interior of the receptacle through the handle to the outside thereof, a series of lever-arms pivotally mounted to lift the lid upon the extension of the lever-arms, a spring' member operating in resistance to pressure on the rod, the said spring being adapted to hold the lid in a closed position, substantially as described.

4. In a covered receptacle, a body, a lid hingedly mounted thereon, lever-arms connecting the body and the lid to operate the latter on its hinge, operative connection with the series of lever-arms whereby the same may be held atl either end of its limit of operation whereby the lid may be held in an opened or closed position, in combination, substantially as shown.

In a covered receptacle, a body, a lid hingedly mounted thereon, operative 'connections within the receptacle between the body and the lid with means for raising the latter from the former and for maintaining it in a given position, in combination, substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of witnesses.

JOHN J. SCHULER.

Iitnessesz FRANCIS A. WATTERs, EDWARD O. GroE'rZ. FRED G. MEYER. 

